Although Aamon felt a quiet satisfaction, a deeper dissatisfaction simmered beneath it, all because of Orien's actions.
Orien had ignored his warnings and chosen to do something utterly insane by opening the path to the Abyss, even after being explicitly told not to even entertain such thoughts. That defiance gnawed at him more than he cared to admit.
His gaze settled on the Abyssal Door ahead. Even though the surroundings had completely collapsed and the Central City had vanished beneath layers of shattered earth and debris, the space around the Abyssal Gates remained unnaturally clean.
It was as if the debris itself had avoided that place. Instead of falling upon the gate, everything had collapsed around it, forming a rough yet deliberate platform that led directly toward the door.
